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Read moreIs your business prepared for a hard Brexit scenario?
Read moreWhether your business is importing or exporting goods, it’s important that you are ready for a so-called ‘hard Brexit’ scenario, in which the United Kingdom would leave the European Union without a trade deal in place. Currently, the UK has access to the EU's internal market which …
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Read moreWhy gazumping may be outlawed
Read moreIf it's ever happened to you, then you'll no doubt welcome news that the Government is planning a shake up of the housing market which would mean that gazumping - when the house seller, having accepted your offer, then accepts a higher offer from someone else – could become illegal. …
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Why do I need a Health and Welfare Power of Attorney?
Read moreEnsuring that you have someone with the ability to make decisions for you if you lose mental capacity is incredibly important for you and your loved ones. There are two types of lasting power of attorney (LPA), which is a legal document that lets you appoint one or more people …
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What happens to your online life after you die?
Read moreOur treasured memories used to be stored in photo albums and paper records but nowadays, it’s likely that you will have correspondence, photographs and important financial information stored online, all of which make up your digital assets. You may not wish to think about it, but it’s really …
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Family arbitration - resolving dispute without the court process
Read moreArbitration is an increasingly popular means of sorting out the financial aspects of divorce swiftly, without undue acrimony and at relatively low cost. It is an alternative to the court process and involves the parties appointing their own, private adjudicator, who can adopt a much more flexible approach to the …
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Cohabiting with a partner or thinking of doing so?
Read moreHere are some points to for you and your partner to consider. If you're living together, there are some simple but important steps you and your partner can take to protect yourselves in case your relationship breaks down, or one of you dies: - Have a declaration of trust drawn …
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Read moreWhat will Brexit mean for employment law?
Read moreIt is unlikely that the UK's decision to leave the EU will dramatically transform UK employment law, although we can expect some changes. What form those changes may take is unknown, as it will depend upon which party is in power following the EU exit. Jonathan Dale, head of …
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Meeting the MEES regulations: will your property be lawful?
Read moreFrom April 2018, a new minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) will apply to certain rented commercial buildings primarily affecting landlords, but also investors, lenders, developers and tenants. Meeting the prescribed minimum level of energy efficiency for non-domestic private rented property – currently EPC grade E - makes sense on many levels. …
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Read moreOffshore energy & the fishing industry: managing risks
Read moreIn addition to renewable energy generation, the marine environment is host to a number of other activities, many of which occasionally conflict with the activities of offshore renewable operators or those with cables on the sea bed – including the fishing industry. Andrew Oliver, head of our renewable energy group, looks …